And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini – Release Date I first read the now famous Khaled Hosseini novels long before they became the sensation they are now and they are the kind of books that one has difficulty writing a review about. And I’m sure that’s exactly going to be the case with me [...]
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Book Review of A Little Book of Life by Ruskin Bond I don’t usually go for books that appear and sound too heavy and which try to brighten up your life via wise sayings and quotations. So it was pretty surprising to me as well, when I decided to pick up a copy of “A [...]
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10 Life Lessons to Learn from Tom and Jerry Cartoons, Books and Movies We’ve all seen the legendary and iconic Tom and Jerry cartoons when we were kids (actually I still do even now!). We’ve laughed at their antics, watched in anticipation as Tom tries every trick in the book to catch Jerry and even sympathized with [...]
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The Freethinker’s Prayer Book by Khushwant Singh – Book Summary Khushwant Singh needs to introduction for he has acquired an iconic stature in the annals of literature. One of India’s best-known and most widely read author, columnist and journalist, this great man is a true visionary and literary genius. I know many of you will associate [...]
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In Different Form by Yuvraj Singh – Book Summary We Indians love cricket and worship our cricketers as gods, in some cases. And after India won the 2011 ICC World Cup, in my eyes, they were right up there with the Gods. One of the heroes of the Indian Cricket Team and one of my [...]
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Chronicle of a Corpse Bearer by Cyrus Mistry – Book Summary A lot of you might not have heard of Cyrus Mistry and for the rare few who have, you’ll most probably have mistook him for Ratan Tata’s successor! If you belong to the second group, then you’re not alone; when I picked up Cyrus [...]
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What Young India Wants by Chetan Bhagat – Book Summary I still remember it was way back in 2004 and I was in my 2nd year of Engineering when I came upon this debut book by a young IIT – IIM graduate by the name of Chetan Bhagat. The book was titled “5 Point Someone” [...]
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My Kumaon: Uncollected Writings by Jim Corbett – Book Summary While growing up in a boarding school in Nainital, one of the first names I learnt was that of Jim Corbett, the legendary hunter turned conservationist, author and naturalist. I read Corbett’s, Man-eaters of Kumaon, way back when I was still learning to spell man-eaters! His books [...]
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How I Braved Anu Aunty and Co-Founded A Million Dollar Company – Book Summary Last weekend I happened to pick up a book simply because of its quirky name, How I Braved Anu Aunty and Co-Founded A Million Dollar Company and thought at best it would make for a small nice read. However, by the [...]
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Turning Points: A Journey through Challenges by A.P.J Abdul Kalam – About the Book One of my favourite books ever and the best autobiography I ever read was Dr. APJ Kalam’s Wings of Fire (Read my Review Here) and that book left a deep, lasting impact on my life. My respect for the then President grew [...]
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